HIS today unveils the HD 4870 IceQ 4+ Turbo overclocked to 780MHz (512MB version) & 770MHz (1GB version). Supplied with 1GB/512MB of GDDR5 memory running at a peak of 4000MHz, the card has its temperature controlled by the latest HIS cooling technology, the IceQ 4+. The IceQ 4+ technology draws in cooler air across the GPU and memory, then expels the hot air directly out of the chassis rather than keeping it circulating.

HIS today unveils the HD 4870 IceQ 4+ Turbo, which delivers the fastest in-game performance ever seen on a single GPU HIS graphics accelerator.

The Radeon 4870 GPU core has been overclocked to 780MHz (512MB version) & 770MHz (1GB version), at which speed it delivers serious high-definition gaming frame rates. To keep the core busy, there is a new memory sub-system.

Supplied with 1GB/512MB of GDDR5 memory running at a peak of 4000MHz, the card has its temperature controlled by the latest version of the legendary HIS cooling technology, the IceQ 4+.

The IceQ 4+ technology draws in cooler air across the GPU and memory, then expels the hot air directly out of the chassis rather than keeping it circulating.

This intelligent expulsion operates in stark contrast to traditional thermal solutions which insist on recirculating the hot air from the GPU inside the chassis.

Peter Yeung, Global Marketing Director for HIS explained the latest advances, “Even though IceQ is the best known GPU cooling solution in the market, we have continued to develop the technology and we’re especially proud of the latest version”.

“With IceQ 4+, we have redesigned the heat distribution mechanism itself. Utilizing a brand new 8mm heatpipe design means we have increased the thermal transfer capacity by 60% over the previous IceQ 4 design”, said Yeung. “HIS delivers gamers a triple-advantage of faster, cooler and quieter in-game performance”.